NATIVISTIC THEORY
is the theory that all human beings are born with innate structures in their minds which hold an innate knowledge…
NATURAL REINFORCER
is a stimulus or event, an example being the presence of food and water, which does not require learning to…
NAUTILUS EYE
consist of a spherical cavity which is coated in photosensitive cells which respond to light which enters through a small…
NEGATIVE INDUCTION
is the effect of a diminishing response to a stimulus in an experiment which would not have happened in the…
NEGATIVE-STATE-RELIEF MODEL
is the theory that helping behaviour is used during times of stress and anxiety to avoid negative moods.
NEOPHENOMENOLOGY
first attributed to U.S. psychologists donal Snvff (1904 - 1967) and Arthur W. Combs (1912 - 1999) which explains the…
NERVE GROWTH FACTOR (NGF)
stimulates growth in the spinal ganglia and in the ganglia of the SNS, by introducing an endogenous polypeptide.
NEURAL FOLDS
are formed when ridges of ectodermal tissue fuse together to form the neural tubing.
NEURAL TUBE
are formed when folds or ridges of the neural plate curl over and fuse together. The cavity, or space inside…
NEUROEFFECTOR TRANSMISSION
is the physical transmission of impulses from nerves through neuroeffector junctions to either muscles or glands.
NEUROKININ
Is a family of neurotransmitters in the body which consist of three neuropeptides- p, A and B which have been…
NEURONAL CELL DEATH
via the process of apoptosis, otherwise known as programmed cell death once a cell is no longer efficient.
NEURORECEPTOR
typically bind to complementary shaped neurotransmitters and are situated in the membrane of neuron cells. Otherwise known as neurotransmitter receptors.
NEUROTICISM
is an umbrella term used to describe a range of meanings. For example, neuroticism could detail a state of neurosis…
NIGHTMARE-DEATH SYNDROME
otherwise known as the nocturnal-death syndrome which is observed especially in the individuals of south eat Asian descent who then…